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A great fortune is a great slavery.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.
Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
